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(I have a decant of We're #1 and probably should have deathmatched them, but I was too lazy to dig it out because I'm trying to get the some prototypes tested and reviewed before the Dragon Con drop on Friday.) I smell something akin to chopped up macerated strawberries on top of what may be a somewhat ozonic shaved ice note. I'm not getting any booze note from it. It's fortunately mostly about the strawberry on me, but I couldn't see myself wearing this over other strawberry scents in my collection, so I won't be upgrading to a bottle.
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I agree that this one does not feature the blue raspberry from Aces Wild, nor is there any blueberry representing the blue. I also agree that there is something in here that's snow note-adjacent representing the slush. It makes me think of a lemony eucalyptus cough drop from this during the wet phase of the scent, and later, I get a lemon lime situation that's sweet and a little creamy. I don't mind where this ends up, but the wet phase was unexpected, and I'm not really reminded of a blue slushie. No bottle upgrade for me.
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Who better to care for your young ones than a nanny that can psionically anticipate junior's every need? A fresh-scrubbed, hypnotic astral musk with a hint of milk.
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This review is for the 2022 version, which I blind bottled back in 2022. I bought Moroccan Pumpkin because I adore Morocco and Moroccan Pumpkin Patch, and I'm almost out of the latter. Unfortunately, no matter how many times I test this, I don't love it like the original or the other pumpkin variant. I think it is because this one is drier, the pumpkin is more vegetal to me instead of the spicy, syrupy pumpkin note from the 2013 Pumpkin Patch scents, there's less pumpkin than there is in 2013's Moroccan Pumpkin Patch, and although I hate using gendered terms to describe fragrance, I would describe this as less unisex than the other two scents -- probably because of how dry this is on me? I keep holding onto this and trying it every year hoping it will age into something I love. I mean, it's not bad by any means. I just don't love it like the others. Maybe I should just put it up for swaps/sales and try to find another bottle of Moroccan Pumpkin Patch. If only I had gotten back-ups of that one!
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This one is angsty, all right. The almond is fleeting on me, leaving me with the darker notes as the lemon peel does its best to try to brighten up this party (but it, too, isn't around much longer than the wet phase of the scent). Although this is a scent for a teapot, strangely, it is all of the other dark notes that take turns in the spotlight -- sometimes, it's the vetiver at the forefront, but other times, it's the patchouli, and by the end of the day, the tobacco ends up being the star of the show (and it is not a sweet variety). It was fun to get to try this, but there just isn't enough sweetness in this to smooth over these bold, earthy, and sharp (in the case of the tobacco) notes.
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A light, pure scent: white musk, green tea, aloe and lemon.
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This is definitely the fresh and clean Embalming Fluid you know from the perfume oil, but surprisingly, this really lasts as a hair gloss? I could still smell it when applied to wet hair (which doesn't happen with some hair glosses), and when applied to dry hair, I could still smell it after an eight hour work day and whenever I released my hair from its clip. This hair gloss is great for the summer and for pairing with green tea scents! I will be keeping my decant and will upgrade to a bottle when I get low on my Informal Tea Hair Gloss.
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Snowy vanilla slush, chilled coconut rice, and condensed milk.
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Copoiba balsam and sour rhubarb churning with fir needle, blackcurrant bud, red grapefruit, red ginger, pepperwood, and olibanum. Edvard Munch
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Black Fig and Cacao.
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A stunningly lovely flower that only grows in California. It is integral to the health of recently burnt areas: its roots spread rapidly, anchoring the soil and preventing further erosion. Vanilla-soaked sweet pea, white sandalwood, and almond milk.
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Solace in darkness, the personification of shadow: lavender, black vanilla, white melon, night-blooming jasmine, rose, cedar, cyclamen, violet, and hyacinth.
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White Peach Fougere.
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Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives? When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.” But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy. Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced. When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall. Bittersweet pink grapefruit, golden peach, lime rind, and amber.
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Jasmine tea, yuzu rice, and smoked vanilla.
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So... I got a bottle of this back in 2015 when it was released, became too depressed to review it, and then neglected to review this for many years after that. Time to change that! Comparison of Celebrated Beauties is a beauty. It's mostly cool, floofy vanilla cream and almond blossom on me, with some additional floral sweetness from the mimosa in the background. If you've tried Almond Blossoms, which was released a few years ago, this is in that vein, as this features the same almond blossom note, only there's vanilla with the almond blossom and cream, and the vanilla is one of the main players here. It's very pretty and perfect for late winter/early spring. I really love this and am glad I bought a bottle back in the day.
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Honeyed Fig and Sandalwood.
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Toffee-touched vanilla bourbon filigree, antiqued white rose petals, auburn musk, honey dust, and white silk.
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When these great princes do not appear immediately on the foregoing Citations, or if they hesitate in their obedience, then take frankincense and myrrh, and cast them upon burning coals, and when the smoke arises, place the spirit-seal thereon… Ink-scratched parchment suffused with the smoke of Oman frankincense and Yemeni myrrh.
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A fierce rush of pink pepper, carnation, pulsating red berries, and crimson musk. She used to place her pretty arms about my neck, draw me to her, and laying her cheek to mine, murmur with her lips near my ear, “Dearest, your little heart is wounded; think me not cruel because I obey the irresistible law of my strength and weakness; if your dear heart is wounded, my wild heart bleeds with yours…”
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I grabbed a decant of this in a decant circle last year and am only getting around to testing and reviewing it now. This is indeed peach and red bean paste, and I swear there's like... the buttery, yeasty bun of a red bean bun along with the red bean, too. I get it when I first spray the hair gloss and can also smell it in my hair. I have had daifukus and doriyakis and can say that the red bean paste note is on point, and I think the peach may be a yellow peach, but I'm not totally sure -- in any case, I can say that it's definitely stronger on the peach than Peach Glazed Honey Cake Hair Gloss, which was also released last Dragoncon and which I also grabbed a decant of last year. I applied this to wet hair yesterday and dry hair today and found that I could smell it with both ways (huzzah! some hair glosses just seem to disappear when applied to wet hair), but it has better longevity in dry hair, where I can still smell it in my hair after eight hours (I can't smell it without holding my hair up to my nose, though, so even though it has good longevity, it doesn't have a ton of throw). I will be keeping my decant and will reach for it when pairing it with peach scents, or when I want a fix of that red bean paste (such a unique note, and so well done! ).
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Toasted rice, almond cream, champaca resin, fig, and roasted coconut meat.
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I had gotten a decant of this from a swap, and then ended up buying a bottle of it later on. Yet I had neglected to review it! That's about to change! This hair gloss is perfect for summer. The tea aspect of the scent isn't super noticeable, except when I first spray it, and it reminds me of the Peachy Lychee iced tea I get from my favorite boba tea place. There's plenty of lychee to tag along with the peach tea, and I agree that it has a touch of a floral aspect to it. The fruit notes are swirled with the white musk, which I think helps ground the fruit notes. This one has good throw and staying power in both wet and dry hair, but especially in dry hair, where it is still going strong after 8 hours of wear. I like pairing this with Extravagant Foreplay, Pink Peach, Yuzu, Grapefruit, and Pink Musk, Peach XII, and my lychee scents from Astrid Perfume. I'm really happy to have a bottle.
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Hungry Ghost Moon: Charred Cedarwood and Smoked Black Pepper
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Charred Cedarwood and Smoked Black Pepper. -
Graham Cracker and Hazelnut.